Kirovgrad (Russian: Кировград) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 21,035 (2010 Census);[2] 23,197 (2002 Census);[7] 25,598 (1989 Census).[8]
Kirovgrad
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Coordinates: 57°26′06″N 60°03′22″E / 57.43500°N 60.05611°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1661, 1663, or 1675 |
Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 21,035 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 19,277 (−8.4%) |
• Subordinated to | Town of Kirovgrad[1] |
• Capital of | Town of Kirovgrad |
• Urban okrug | Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 624140 |
OKTMO ID | 65744000001 |
The settlement Kalatay (Kala-ata in Turkic means "father's place") was, according to various sources, founded in 1661, 1663, or 1675.[citation needed] In 1932, it was given its present name; after Sergey Kirov, a prominent Bolshevik.[citation needed]
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with the town of Verkhny Tagil and ten rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Kirovgrad[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[9] As a municipal division, Kirovgrad and eight rural localities are incorporated as Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug.[4] The town of Verkhny Tagil, together with two other rural localities, is incorporated separately as Verkhny Tagil Urban Okrug.[4]